| Language Policy |
1. Established in 1923, the school places equal emphasis on the use of both Chinese and English as the media of instruction.<br>2. There are 10 English lessons per cycle for junior forms. For senior forms, there are 9 English lessons and 2 lessons for Reading across the Curriculum (RaC). To address learner diversity and enhance students’ English language proficiency, they are conducted in small groups.<br>3. Cross-curricular English glossary learning is implemented in junior forms. Selected English glossary will be taught in different subjects to strength students' English foundation.<br>4. To cultivate a rich English environment, the school arranges a wide range of regular English learning activities and competitions including English drama, debating, writing, speech, reading and sharing activities, etc. The school’s English Society and the English Debate Team have been founded to develop students' interest in learning English. All the English teachers, especially the two Native English teachers, are committed to organizing a wide range of internal and external English activities in order to increase students’ exposure and chances of learning English. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
1. To cultivate the spirit and the habit of self-learning among students, the school plays an active role in implementing the policy of biliteracy and trilingualism, e-learning, other multifaceted teaching and learning activities.<br>2. To cater for learner diversity, junior form students are taught in groups according to their abilities in the three core subjects including Chinese, English and Mathematics, with additional guidance provided in the junior form after-school academic support programmes.<br>3. To broaden students’ scope of learning, enhance their learning skills and abilities, various life-wide learning activities are arranged.<br>4. To promote the culture of reading, the whole-school morning reading programme, reading months and cross-curricular activities, which help to boost reading across the curriculum, are launched throughout the year.<br>5. In addition to a wide range of English activities which are organized at regular intervals, English hall assemblies are also conducted two days a week so as to create a school-wide English learning environment. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 2X. For details of Elective subjects, please refer to the school website.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Junior form students are allocated to different classes according to their abilities. S.4 & S.5 School-based Curriculum: Reading across the Curriculum, Personal Development. S.1-S.3 School-based Curriculum: STEAM School-based Curriculum |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
1. The school adopts a whole-school approach under the concerted effort of the school’s Disciplinary and the Counselling Team.<br>2. The teaching of Chinese, English and Mathematics is conducted in groups according to students’ abilities.<br>3. In line with the Education Bureau’s policy for special educational needs, the school has a Student Support Team to cater for the personal growth and learning needs of students with special educational needs and provide them with care and support services, so as to enhance their learning effectiveness.<br>4. The school also provides enhancement and remedial learning support for students. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
The Student Support Committee adopts a whole-school approach to promote integrated education with the Learning Support Grant, in order to accommodate diverse learning needs and develop students’ confidence.<br>Students can enroll themselves for a wide variety of walk-in sessions conducted in the Student Support Room to communicate with their peers and the counsellors. To provide students with professional training and assessment, the Committee enhances school-based speech therapy and furnishes different kinds of professional training services ranging from occupational therapy to on-site clinical and educational psychology sessions. To broaden students’ life experience, the Committee schedules internal programmes including after-school learning support groups, senior form study groups, autism network support teams, exam revision classes, peer counselling services, etc. External activities include school visits, job shadowing and voluntary services, etc. Apart from that, the Committee schedules workshops and seminars for parents to help them gain a better understanding of student support. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
Established in 1994, the Parent-teacher Association has organized various activities and the members have participated in a range of large-scale activities which have not only helped with students’ development in both academic and moral aspects, but also strengthened the bond and communication between parents and the school. |
| School Ethos |
1. The harmonious and orderly campus is reflected by the school mottos ‘Courtesy’, ‘Justice’, ‘Integrity’ and ‘Dignity’.<br>2. It has been the school’s mission to provide whole-person education fostering students’ development in the moral sphere and the desirable personalities with positive outlook on life. |
| School Development Plan |
1. To increase students’ learning motivation.<br>2. To increase students’ confidence in learning through catering for diverse learning needs.<br>3. To nurture in students a sense of respect and caring for others.<br>4. To nurture in students positive thinking and enhance students’ capacity in facing adversity.<br>5. To cultivate a rich religious and spiritual education environment. <br>6. To instill among students a sense of belonging to school. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Based on the school’s future development and major concerns, the Staff Development Management Committee organizes at least three Staff Development Days in each academic year. Teachers are also encouraged to pursue life-long learning and participate actively in various seminars and workshops. |
| Life-wide Learning |
1. The school provides students with more than 40 extra-curricular activities, ranging from academic to services and from aesthetics to sports and interests.<br>2. To enrich students’ school life, develop their potential and increase their sense of belonging to the school, every year the school organizes various events or activities such as Teacher’s Day, Christmas celebration, House Activity Day, Singing Contest, House Ball-game Competitions, School Picnic, visits, etc.<br>3. The ‘Adopt-A-School’ Project co-organized by the Hong Kong Jewellery and Jade Manufacturers Association and the school’s Life Planning Committee provides students with an invaluable opportunity for internship in the jewellery industry which helps to broaden their horizons.<br>4. The school also provides lots of other different opportunities for students to develop their leadership qualities through training camps and the running of the school Student Association and Sports Houses.<br>5. In addition, the school encourages students to take part in various external school competitions, life-wide learning activities and overseas study tours so as to enrich their school life. |
